Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-10
HOUSE or COMMONS.
Talk and Proposals on the
Grimes Act Amendment.
Second Day of the Natural
Gas Celebration in
Findlay, Ohio.
THE INDIAN COUNCIL.
Proceedings of the Conven-
ton of Doctors at Chicago.
Railroad CommissiOners In Sesslon-Con
WESTON Of Printers Emil
grants - 0'BFlen DsneaReed -
Grant Memorial--Ouf Of the
wOods-Star Members.
noUsE OF ComMOSs.
PLANS OF zHE 61vKRSMFNT BRaARnTNa
TIE CRIMES AcT AMENDMENT BILL.

PLANS or zHE 01vKRxMFNT BRaARnrxa
The CHIMES AoT AMENDMENT BILL.
LONDON, June Sin the Houss OF
Commons this afternoon Wm. II. Smith,
government leader. gave notice that to
moFrss be vsald move that the CON
miftes name the perisd at which thsy
would report the Irish Crimes Acl
AueDdment Bill to the House. ibis
announcement vas received with great
cheers
Mr.. John Morley protested against 80
short a nOtice. He hoped the Govern
ment would postpoue making toe mo-
tion until another day. (Cries Of No!
from the Ministerial beuches.l
Mr. Saith said thai be felt sure Mr.
Morley must have expected that the
Government would make surh = pr0
posal. Opposition crise OF No! N. ,
Mr.. Smith thea rsfeFr-d 60 hIs state
ment ia the House on Tuesday, IL witch
be said that possibly Il would become
bis duty to take measures to expedit
public business. He said that the Gov
erament Was unable until today 10
fiaally decide on What coarse TO pGrsne.
PAe terms of bis notice would be in p
D per tonight. He refused to name the
period be would ask the comm mittee 10
fix for reporting the bill.
SIR. Smiths motion proposes that the
Crimes bill be reported by the l7th inst
Ibe PaFneliites will opposs the melton
by every means in their power, alleging
that it is unprecedented. Tue MON.
lists approve the motion.
After the rel .ction OF several amend
ments and tie application OF the oloture
rue, Balf0ur moved that the section
providing fer the removal OF venue to
London be omitted from the bill. Par
nellite cheers He admitted that thsre
were strong obi ctions to this section,
and said that as long ss the ends of the
Government uonld be attained thsY
would not show thsmsl Ives obstinate as
to the means by which that end WAS TO
be reached. They thought il wiss snd
prudent TO abandon that clause 10 favor
of one providing for trial by Oommis-
sion of Jndges. Cheers OF Oal oh! aud
lsuohteF
Sir Wan. Vernon Haroourt declared
that the Government would ba unable
to face the ooEdemnation which the
adoption OF such a section would bring
upon them. 1he present proposal was
a shame.
Smith rose TO speak amid PaFneil
cries of "Oloture ~ "ClOture ~ Before
be finished first sentence HsAley
moved that the question be put.
Healey's motion was agreed to amid
loud cheers and laughter.
Balfeur's motion was then carried
without division.
Smith then save uotics that at 10 q
N. on Friday, the 18th IT. slant. he would
move that the chairman forthwith Put
the question on any motion, amend
ment or proposal relating 20 a clause
then under discussion, and 90 each re-
naming clause of the bill. RsplyipQ to
question by Sir Vim. Vernon Har
court. Smith said that il was not pro
posed that this motion should be car
ried by particular majority, like rules
of an urgency.
BAifour announced the provisions for
the Commission OF Judges TO be inelud.
ed in the second BILL which will he in
tEoduced Immediately. embodEinR the
new prop laals of the Government.
Loud laughter and ironicAl cheers.
Sir William Vernon HaroouTt con.
graduated the Government on the new
methods Of saving tire in the Hoase.
The Coercion bill No. 2 would probably
be so ridiculous that il would require q
third Coercion bill TO set Il right.
Ii is probable that tomorrow or on
Monday the Parnellites will raise the
debate on the evin:ions in Ireland.
Gladstone, Parnell and other leaders
will speak tomorr0v on the Smith pro
posaI. II The debate should be pro
traeted, the oture rule viii be applied.